Call for Entries for Maker Faire San Diego 2017

Rectify was a FIRST robotics competition team consisting of high school students from the 2016 Maker Faire San Diego.

The third annual Maker Faire San Diego, Oct. 7-8, in Balboa Park, is now open for entries. This family friendly, two-day event, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., welcomes a variety of diverse, out-of-the-box ideas from makers, inventors, tinkerers, do-it-yourselfers and hackers.

“Anything that people make, from the homemade all the way up to the professional maker, we want those people to be present at the event,” said Cody Nelson, director of events and public programs at Balboa Park Cultural Partnership, in an interview. “Technology is great here. Anything that’s made, that’s a technology-based project, from a drone and electric giraffe to a race car, we want them to share that project.”

She added, “San Diego loves robots.”

Maker Faire San Diego is open to the following types of submissions, according to a news release:

"Student projects

Robotics

Hacked or homebuilt drones

Arduino projects

Raspberry Pi

Space projects

Food makers (not concessionaires)

Beer makers

Artisanal and traditional hand crafts

Conductive materials projects

Kit makers

Interactive art projects

3D printers and CNC mills

Textile arts and crafts

E-textiles

Home energy monitoring

Programming languages (games, apps, etc.)

Rockets and RC [remote control] toys

Sustainability; green tech

Radios, vintage computers and game systems

Electronics

Electric vehicles

Science, viology, viotech and chemistry projects

Puppets, kites and other whimsical creations

Bicycles (and hacked bikes)

Large-scale art

Shelter (tents, domes, etc.)

Music performances and participation

Unusual tools or machines

How to fix things or take them apart (vacuums, clocks, washing machines, etc.)”

To participate, complete an entry form at the San Diego Maker Faire website. Individuals or groups may submit entries. Groups can include schools and hobbyist clubs. Sept. 8 is the closing date for all entries.